EX-99.6 7 ex996.htm ASHLAND PERFORMANCE MATERIALS GROSS PROFIT ex996.htm
Exhibit 99.6
(Text of graph posted to Ashland Inc.'s website concerning
 Ashland Performance Materials gross profit)
 
3 Month Rolling Average (%)
          
             
 
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
 2008 
January
22.3
21.0
17.3
21.3
20.5
 17.3 
February
21.8
21.6
18.6
22.2
19.7
 17.1 
March
20.9
21.8
20.7
22.9
20.5
 18.1 
April
21.2
22.0
21.5
23.4
21.0
 18.5 
May
20.8
20.8
21.6
24.2
21.4
 18.1 
June
22.0
20.2
22.6
25.0
21.9
  17.5 
July
22.2
20.0
22.7
24.6
 21.2
 16.1 
August
23.1
19.6
22.9
22.8
 20.1
14.6 
September
21.6
17.7
21.2
20.3
 18.1
  
October
22.2
16.9
21.6
20.4
 18.4
  
November
21.7
16.8
20.9
20.8
18.7
  
December
22.6
16.6
21.6
21.1
 18.2
  

 
12 Month Rolling Average (%)
          
             
 
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
 2008 
January
25.4
21.7
18.9
21.8
22.2
 19.4 
February
25.0
21.8
18.9
21.9
21.9
 19.4 
March
24.4
22.0
18.8
22.1
21.7
 19.1 
April
23.8
21.9
19.0
22.3
21.6
 18.9 
May
23.1
21.8
19.3
22.5
21.2
 18.5 
June
22.8
21.5
19.7
22.8
21.0
18.0 
July
22.6
21.3
19.9
22.8
 20.8
 17.6 
August
22.5
20.9
20.2
22.5
 20.5
17.1 
September
22.1
20.4
20.4
22.5
 20.3
  
October
22.0
19.8
20.9
22.4
 20.2
  
November
21.9
19.5
21.1
22.5
20.0
  
December
21.8
18.9
21.6
22.3
 19.6